Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-08

,utheu SATURDAY hlVHG' Inc IRE CaushG
Of Mr.. C. o. Stevens occurred
Tuesday a.. M, Rev Mr.. Taylor
of st. Pauls church, officiating. .....
Hon. j. NJ. Dyer of West Salisbury, is
Frustrated with severe cold. ..,.. There
was gathering at f. G.. Scotts Monday,
evening, to witness the union of Miss
Nina Sples and C. II. La May. This IS
the third wedding at Mr.. Scott's in three
years The water on the long inter
val, extending many miles south of Mid
dlebury threatens to invade the railroad
track. We understand that the water is
up to the track near New Haven depot ...
Mr.. Ezra Knowles, prominent farmer of
Monkton, lies very low with fever and
other combinations. Mr.. j. g. Fisher
of the firm of Fisher * Daniels, died Tues
day morning of fever. 80. DR.. Tousley of
tloated away in his sleigh on the plank
road.
Middlebury.
The services at st. Stephens Episcopal
church for Holy week include evening
services at 1880 every evening but Satur-
day, a three hours service from II to 3 on
Good Friday and an Easter evening SER
vice, with bap ism of children, at p. III
Saturday Rev. Father Lane was sum.
moDed to Boston Saturday by a telegram
announcing the death there of his mother,
who died rather suddenly Friday after
noon, at the residence of another son, a
physician in South Boston. 1t is only two
weeks since Mrs. Lane left here and went
to Boston. She had been here since June
and expected to return to Middlebury
shortly. The auction at the Cutter Mar
be company shops is now set down for
Saturday, April 9. ... William Cady, Jr.,
started Saturday for Buffalo, y. Y.....
1t is credbly reported that the body of
an infant child has been lying near the
Sh Iictu nf
the village for several days, but has now
been removed. There was some bloody
clothing near by. but if, as seems proba-
BILE, a crime has been committed
there is at present no clue to the
Rey oamap p1TsGp p6ispnso5 or wpe on 1t2 p1
Friday night in his old position of
night watchman. Up to and including
April Town Clerk Brooks issued 1913 dog
licenses. Last year there were 1923. ...J.
l.. Buttolph purchased from DR.. +. O..
Porter the drug store which the latter bid
ments have been made to hold union
Fast Day meeting in the Baptist church.
Rev. Dr.! White, Congregationalist. will
preach.
Morrisville.
Rev. Mr.. Bushee is away on his annual
vacation. Services at the Congr egatlonal
chnrcn will be continued the same during
Rev. Mr.. Bushee's absence. .....A large
number attended Hon. and Mrs. p. X.
Cheney, Austin wilkins and l.. S. Small,
the news board of assessor began their
work Friday y........O ON Friday the stu
dents will hold "a mid-t sociable
and lyceum. ........A chimney burning
out at the residence of F. B. Living
Tuesday evening. At the annual school
meeting Tuesday, Maj. ID. j. Stafford was
chosen moderator and A. A. Niles clerk
a report of the auditors and prudential
committee was given by j. C.. Robinson,
lst auditor and 6. w. Doty of the com
Gates were chosen prudential committee /;
j. 9. Robinson, A. ID. Thomas, A. F..
Whitney, auditors H. S. Wilson, Prof.
NJ. ;. stone, examining committee. A tax
of 40 cents, with special discount if paid
by October LIST was voted; also to hold
three terms of II weeks each. &c. H.
Small is to move to the l.. q. Spaulding
house on Summer street. Mr.. Brooks,
painter for G. w. Doty, has moved from
Bristol into the Drown house on Maple
street. The topic for the next lyceum
is Resolved; That the country east of
| the Mississippi has better facilities for
the young man than that west of it,.
Miss Nellie Fitch has returned from New
York State.
The market Saturday was quiet, with
an average attendance. Butter quoted at
20 to % cents. Eggs, 13 cents Potatoes,
30 to 40 cents. The snow is slowly dis
appearing, and travelling is difficult. The
New Haven depot road is in bad condition.
:....N. f. Dunshee returned Saturday
from Grinnell, Iowa. The school
money for the present year amounted to
Sl43S.9 .96 of this amount the village dis
trict received s7lS 81. The annual
school meeting attracted an unusually
large number of voters. the number OF
Bosworth and S. h. Cain will have charge
of school matters the ensuing year. Dur
ing the year ending March 81, 1887, 23S
scholars attended the graded school. .....
K. h. Bissonnett, who has been at Moriah
Centre, n, Y, the past winter, has re
the Methodist Sunday school will observe
Easter with appropriate services.
Union services were held in the Baptist
church, Sunday evening. Rev. Z. w.
Gregory, of the Methodist church, preach
ed. - B. G. Wilson left Saturday for
Highgate, to resume his duties in Cross
~ Co.'S, store...... Fifteen families
changed from one section of the village
to another last week. Since January l.,
there has been about 80 such changes
...... The citizens band is doing big bust
ness in the serenade line. Five different
/ N
The band is making rapid progress. The
'old band'' is still alive and will be heard
from shortly All that Bristol lacks
now is railroad, bank and first-class
water works. ,...,. NJ, II. Wilson has con-
| tinued improving the past week ... The
spring term of the graded school begins
next Tuesday y..... Fast day services will
be held at the Advent church, Friday, at
IL a. m.....A rain storm Sunday night
renders the New Haven road almost
impossible.
Cambridge.
The statement that Silas Law is insol-
vent is without foundation ~ David
Reynolds, long time resident of Snug
ler's Notch, has received an increase of
pension and back pay amounting to $500
He has bought small place in the Notch
known as the Gibson farm, also noun
tain lot /; price for both 500. Among
the invalids in town are Mrs. Webster
Page A. A. Hawley's youngest child (;
Fred Fullington's family and Mr.. A.
Bakers family of whooping cough; Mr..
John Page is in failing health and Miss
Lucy Royce, i'll of pneumonia, is much